My Favorites

Happy holidays, my sweets! I hope you’ve been having a lovely time with family, friends, food and the like. I’ve been meaning to post Hazel’s five month update, but we left for a family trip to Portland the day after Christmas and time has escaped me (what else is new?) Anyway, here it is!

Our little smush is learning so much everyday and gaining lots of new skills. She is SO CLOSE to rolling from back to tummy (which made capturing this photo quite challenging) and I have a feeling that she might be sitting up for next month’s pic.

She is also starting to make a few babbling sounds and lots of “ahhhhh” sounds. She loves listening to her own voice— especially screaming and fake coughing. She is smilier than ever and very giggly, but when she’s mad she is MAD. We’ve got a passionate lady on our hands. (Seriously, this girl has a set of lungs on her.)

We still haven’t cracked the daytime napping and I am resigning myself to the fact that I may not have a very good napper. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned thus far is that it’s not worth resisting your child’s natural tendencies… it just makes everyone more miserable. And on the random days when she takes a longer nap, we celebrate and enjoy it as a little victory. (Ironically, she has been napping GREAT in Portland. Which has been awesome, but also a bit frustrating since it confirms that she CAN nap and that she’s happier when she does.)

Anyway, I hope you all have an absolutely fabulous new year! I’ve been totally lagging on posting our “monthly favorites” and I’ve been getting lots of requests for them. So my goal in the coming week or two is to compile my must-have list and share them with you. Keep your eyes peeled!

Ok, my sweets, it’s finally time for the big reveal :) I’m so excited to share photos of our little girl’s nursery with you. We’ve spent the last few months painting, DIYing, and putting together furniture and I think it’s officially ready!

Overall, I had a great time putting this space together and I’m happy with how it turned out! I’m sure it’ll adjust and evolve, but for now it feels good to have this big project checked off the to-do list :)

I think I’ve finally recovered from my baby shower this past Sunday… what a day! LOTS of women, lots of beautiful details, and lots of love for our sweet babe. The shower was held at my parent’s house (the same place we got married!) and my mom went all out with the girly cuteness. She made all of the food and the majority of the decor herself. Want to see some photos?

{the pom poms over the dessert bar were hand made by my mom!}

{guests left sweet advice and/or wishes for me and baby girl in this “bucket of blessings”}

{decorating the cupcakes was my biggest contribution… confession: this took FOREVER, haha}

San Francisco is known for its beautiful early fall weather, but it’s been quite chilly in our neck of the woods! We have a busy, super-social weekend lined up, but I’m hoping we can find some time to light a fire and snuggle up on the couch. If you have a little down time today, take a moment to check out these fun links from around the web…

We leave Italy tomorrow *tear*, but Sunday is my birthday and we plan to transition back into the real world by celebrating with brunch and a lazy city day. It could certainly be worse :) Plus, tomorrow marks the first day of fall (my FAVORITE season!)

I’ll be back to regularly scheduled blogging on Monday, but until then, here are some fun finds from around the web!